Every year the Game Informer editors compete in a vicious and delightfully random gaming competition for the honor of playing a Super Replay game of their choice. This year we have a new contestant mixed in with age-old rivalries. Watch the video below to learn which Super Replay games all of the editors...
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The Pulse is Game Informer's weekly ranking of the hottest games according to our team. Each Monday we tally up the games with the biggest buzz based on number of editors playing and the time they put into them. A busy week in games was met with most editors devoting their time to new releases. Ori...
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Hopes were high for Code Name: S.T.E.A.M. as one of Nintendo's rare forays into creating a new universe, Game Informer's Kimberley Wallace has played through it and is ready to share her full impressions. Kim is joined by interns Jon Gregory and Justin Mikos as well as Kyle Hilliard as they start...
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From a successful Kickstarter to near-universal acclaim in its early-access debut, Darkest Dungeon from Red Hook Studios successfully combines roguelike gameplay with the sensibilities of H.P. Lovecraft. Since the game is not yet released in its final form and with a PlayStation 4/Vita version on the...
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The Pulse is Game Informer's weekly ranking of the hottest games according to our team. Each Monday we tally up the games with the biggest buzz based on number of editors playing and the time they put into them. Outside of Helldivers and Monster Hunter 4 Ultimate receiving a fair amount of play time...
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The Pulse is Game Informer's weekly ranking of the hottest games according to our team. Each Monday we tally up the games with the biggest buzz based on number of editors playing and the time they put into them. A few weeks ago, if you asked us if Game Informer's staff would spend more time in...
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The Pulse is Game Informer's weekly ranking of the hottest games according to our team. Each Monday we tally up the games with the biggest buzz based on number of editors playing and the time they put into them. In the third week of The Pulse, most editors set aside an afternoon or night to knock...
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Want to know what Lara is really made of? Check out our handy gear guide for a closer look at the gear Lara will acquire during her next expedition to Siberia in Rise of the Tomb Raider. In Rise of the Tomb Raider, Lara has moved well beyond the rookie explorer she was in the 2013 Tomb Raider reboot...
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The daughter of legendary fantasy writer Terry Pratchett, Rhianna Pratchett has already built an impressive career giving voice to strong female characters in both games and comics. Pratchett has previous worked on titles like the 2013 Tomb Raider reboot, Heavenly Sword, and Mirror's Edge. Now that...
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Lara Croft’s previous journeys have taken her on quests for magical daggers said to command ancient armies and spelunking through Norse underworlds in order to gather archaic armor rumored to belong to the gods. Tomb Raiders’ exploits always send Lara on wild adventures, but these adventures...
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The review embargo for Evolve is up, but we're still a few days away from posting our official verdict . In the meantime, you can join us for a look at Defense mode, the endcap to Evolve's five-round Evacuation campaigns. Fellow editors Matt Kato, Bryan Vore, and Jeff Cork join me as we take...
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We review loads of games every year, but only the best receive our special Game Informer awards. Some earn a Silver (a score of 8.5 to 8.75), some Gold (9.0 to 9.5), and an elite few make it all the way to Platinum (9.75 to 10). The most outstanding reviewed game featured in Game Informer Magazine also...
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Yesterday, we shared the results of over a month of deliberating, debating, and obscenity-filled arguments: Game Informer's picks for the best games of 2014. Today, we're back with the results from this year's readers' poll . Just how "wrong" were we? Read on to find out what...
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Even as the PlayStation 4 and Xbox One gained a firm foothold in the industry, 2014 lacked the masterpiece titles that gamers have grown accustomed to in previous years. Don't get us wrong – there were plenty of great games to play on our new- and old-gen systems alike, but every title seemed...
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Considering how many games ship broken these days, we had no shortage of glitches to comb through in 2014 to find the best of the best. Continuing our five year tradition, we scoured the internet to find the most memorable, frustrating, and downright laughable glitches and bugs to hit video games this...
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I've been playing games for many years now, and I couldn't be more fond of the last console generation. It doesn't have the excitement of the new systems nor the romance of past golden eras, but when I look back on the last generation of gaming I feel like we've experienced a high point...
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We're nearing the end of 2014, which means it's time for Game Informer to share its favorite songs of the year via a Spotify playlist! With 18 editors, plus our wonderful production staff, our tastes are understandably eclectic. Expect many transitions into new genres as you meander through the...
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Ever since No Man's Sky was unveiled during the Spike VGX awards in 2013, the internet's anticipation for this ambitious game has grown astronomically. The small studio Hello Games in Guildford, England is creating an entire galaxy, and the gaming community is starting to expect infinite possibilities...
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I don't know who the Kirby fans are out there. There's Game Informer's Kimberley Wallace, but she'd be a fan of a wet towel on a bathroom floor if it was pink, so I don't know if she really counts. I vaguely remember enjoying Kirby: Nightmare in Dream Land on the Game Boy Advance...
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I don't like gore in games. I've never been a fan of the God of War series, and I'd prefer never to chainsaw an enemy in Gears of War. What I do love in games, however, are personal consequences. Sims creator Will Wright once spoke about how no medium other than games can convey the emotions...
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